Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)

AAU Volleyball’s Kathryn Plummer Wins Player of the Year

Left to right: Gino Grajeda / AAU Volleyball Executive Committee, Kathryn Plummer / Two-Time Player of the Year, Dr. Roger J. Goudy / AAU President & CEO and Denny Lemon / AAU Beach Volleyball

Minneapolis, Minn. (December 15, 2018) – The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced longtime AAU volleyball alum, and 2015 AAU Beach Volleyball Player of the Year, Kathryn Plummer named 2018 Division I Player of the Year.

Minneapolis, Minn. (December 15, 2018) – The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced longtime AAU volleyball alum Kathryn Plummer was selected as the 2018 TeamSnap/AVCA Division I Player of the Year. The 6’6” Stanford Junior Outside Hitter was presented the award at the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) award banquet held in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Final Four in Minneapolis, Minn on Friday, December 14, 2018.

It is the second consecutive year that Plummer takes home the honor and fourth time in the history of the award a player has won back-to-back player of the year awards.

Hailing from Aliso Viejo, California, Plummer is also a member of the Stanford Beach Volleyball team. The 2015 AAU Beach Player of the Year got her beach volleyball start with the AAU’s Los Angeles International Children’s Games club. In 2013, she was part of the gold medal winning indoor volleyball squad at the 2013 International Children's Games in Canada.

“She is an amazing talent,” said Gino Grajeda, former LAICG coach and current AAU volleyball executive committee member. “But, like all great players, she isn’t complacent with just her talent alone and puts in the extra effort, goes the extra mile to improve in every part of her game.”

Plummer leads an AVCA All-American class teaming with AAU alumni. 34 out of 42 (80%) of First-Team, Second-Team and Third-Team honorees are AAU alum with 100% of the First-Team having played AAU.

“The AAU believes where you begin has everything to do with where you finish,” said Dr. Roger J. Goudy, President & CEO of the AAU. “We are proud of the All-American athletes who got their start in AAU volleyball and will continue to offer the very best volleyball participation opportunities to all our athletes.”

Look for Plummer to continue to bring home the hardware as her No. 1 Stanford Cardinals take on the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the NCAA title game Saturday, December 15^th at 9pm on ESPN2.

AAU

Notable All-American Players (AAU alumni denoted with *)

FIRST TEAM
Sherridan Atkinson *
Mikaela Foecke *
Jenna Gray *
Lyndie Haddock-Eppich *
Morgan Hentz *
Roni Jones-Perry *
Kathryn Plummer *
Jordyn Poulter *
Jacqueline Quade *
Dana Rettke *
Stephanie Sameday *
Samantha Seliger-Swenson *
Lauren Stivrins *

SECOND TEAM
Tami Alade
Allie Barber *
Brooke Botkin*
Dani Drews
Leah Edmond *
Shelly Fanning *
Audriana Fitzmorris *
Sydney Hilley *
Mary Lake
Madison Lilley *
Regan Pittman *
Carly Skjodt
Ronika Stone
Micaya White

THIRD TEAM
Naghede Abu
Kara Bajema *
Ali Bastianelli *
Madison Duello *
Heather Gneiting *
Kenzie Maloney *
Nika Markovic *
Taylor Mims *
Blake Mohler *
Jonni Parker *
August Raskie *
Jordan Thompson *
Lindsey Vander Weide *
Jaali Winters

DIVISION II AND III, NAIA
Airi Miyabe - 2-year college POY
Taylor Reiss - D2 POY *
Sierra Bauder - NCCAA POY *
Sarah DeVries - D3 POY *
Nada Meawad - NAIA POY *

ABOUT THE AAU:
Founded in 1888 to establish standards and uniformity in sports, the AAU philosophy of Sports For All, Forever is now shared by more than 700,000 members and 150,000 volunteers nationwide. The second-largest sport in the AAU, volleyball, has more than 150,000 members annually with more than 300 licensed AAU indoor and beach volleyball events. The AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships is the marquee event for the fastest-growing sport in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The 2018 event featured more than 2,700 girls’ and boys’ teams comprised of 42,000 participants across 38 divisions of competition compete over 166 courts at the Orange County Convention Center and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Over the years, this event has featured international teams from Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Spain and Virgin Islands.